Yesterday
we celebrated “La Vendimia”, the anual-grape-picking-happening at the vineyards
of my uncles to start the season of wine-making. It was Vic´s
first participation and therefore very special to us. Since early in the
morning my love together with my uncles, my father and my grandfather went to get
the grapes from the grape vines to make the wine from
Souto.
It´s a tough job, bad for your back, but bearable if your entertained, talking
and enjoying the moment like it´s a party or festive happening more than “just
a labour”
And also they knew after the hard work, they all would be well compensated with
a large family eating to charge up strengths. Later that day in the afternoon
we had to transfer all the grapes to large wooden barrels to press the fruit
and make sweet grape-juice, the very beginning of a complex
wine-making-process. We didn’t finish until
late in the afternoon but we all very very satisfied about the good work done.
We enjoyed this day very much, full of (old-family) traditions, surrounded by
folks from around friends and family. Today is tasting day! Bring on the
grape-juice!
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